Principles of clearance of native vegetation
1 Principles of clearance of native vegetation
Native vegetation should not be cleared if, in the opinion of the Council—
it comprises a high level of diversity of plant species; or
it has significance as a habitat for wildlife; or
it includes plants of a rare, vulnerable or endangered species; or
the vegetation comprises the whole, or a part, of a plant community that is rare, vulnerable or endangered; or
it is significant as a remnant of vegetation in an area which has been extensively cleared; or
it is growing in, or in association with, a wetland environment; or
it contributes significantly to the amenity of the area in which it is growing or is situated; or
the clearance of the vegetation is likely to contribute to soil erosion or salinity in an area in which appreciable erosion or salinisation has already occurred or, where such erosion or salinisation has not yet occurred, the clearance of the vegetation is likely to cause appreciable soil erosion or salinity; or
the clearance of the vegetation is likely to cause deterioration in the quality of surface or underground water; or
the clearance of the vegetation is likely to cause, or exacerbate, the incidence or intensity of flooding; or
—
after clearance the land will be used for a particular purpose; and
the regional landscape board for the landscape management region where the land is situated has, as part of its regional landscape plan under the Landscape
South Australia Act 2019, assessed—
the capability and preferred uses of the land; and
the condition of the land; and
according to that assessment the use of the land for that purpose cannot be sustained; or
the clearance of the vegetation would cause significant harm to the
River Murray within the meaning of the River
Murray Act 2003;
or
the clearance of vegetation would cause significant harm to the Adelaide
Dolphin Sanctuary.
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